From 02c1c7c2e3169acd1e8ef2de4f14b8fcbaae59fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 23:38:48 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Luke 18:1-8 --- content/bible_journal/luke_18:1-8.md | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/luke_18:1-8.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_18:1-8.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_18:1-8.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..14db392 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_18:1-8.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 18:1–8" +date = "2023-01-11" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk18.1-8) + +Having just mentioned the end of the age, Jesus turns to the subject of +persistent prayer. This might seem unrelated, but we are to pray for Jesus's +return all the time and trust that it will happen, even when it seems that evil +men triumph in the world. To illustrate His point, He tells the story of a +widow who asks for justice from a judge who doesn't care about what God wants +or how he should treat other people. At first, he refuses to grant her justice, +but eventually he relents. + +Because even an unrighteous judge does eventually do the right thing because a +widow continues to bother him about it, then we can expect that God, who is +perfectly just and righteous, will do right by those He has chosen. Because He +is perfect, He will grant justice in His timing, not when we think we should +get it. But even when He delays, we should keep asking for it in the +expectation that He will give it to us. Evil may abound in the world, but +justice and wrath are coming and will wipe it all away forever. + +The last question Jesus poses in this section is meant to be meditative, rather +than something we should try to answer in general. When He comes back, if He +came today, would He find faith in _your_ heart? Have you been seeking to speed +His return? (See 2 Peter 3:11–12.) Have you been persistent and tenacious in +studying His Word and following His commands, knowing for certain He will come +back one day? + +* * * + +Put faith in our hearts that endures to the end.